used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF A BLISSFUL DREAM.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "For its size," carping people would add.
affordingverbUS /əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
bishop'snounUS /ˈbɪʃəps/
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
BLISSFULadjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF A BLISSFUL DREAM.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
carpingnounUS /ˈkɑːrpɪŋ/
persistent petty and unjustified criticism
From this reading "For its size," carping people would add.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
Deoffam
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From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF A BLISSFUL DREAM.
edificenounUS /ˈedəfəs/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For its size," carping people would add.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
a quick look
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF A BLISSFUL DREAM.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
Helstonleigh
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From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "For its size," carping people would add.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
moderate-sizedadjective
intermediate in size
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
not any; not one
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF A BLISSFUL DREAM.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "For its size," carping people would add.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
prettieradjectiveUS /ˈprɪtiər/
comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
renownedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnaʊnd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
rivulets
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From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading "For its size," carping people would add.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A prettier place than Deoffam Hall could not well be conceived.
a Caucasian
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Deoffam Hall was a white, moderate-sized, modern villa, rising in the midst of charming grounds; grassy lawns smooth as velvet, winding rivulets, groves of trees affording shelter on a summer's day.
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "For its size," carping people would add.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, it was not so large as Windsor Castle; but it was no smaller than the bishop's palace at Helstonleigh--if it has been your good fortune to see that renowned edifice.
